Biology:Brachylagus

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Short description: Genus of mammals

Brachylagus
Temporal range: Early Pleistocene - Recent
Pygmy Rabbit (Sylvilagus idahoensis) on Seedskadee NWR 01 (13676995745).jpg
Pygmy rabbit (Brachylagus idahoensis)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lagomorpha
Family: Leporidae
Genus: Brachylagus
Miller, 1900
Type species
Lepus idahoensis[1]
Merriam, 1891
Species

Brachylagus (/brækilæɡəs/) is a genus of lagomorph that contains the smallest living leporid, the pygmy rabbit.[2] One extinct species, Brachylagus coloradoensis, is also known.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10741095 entry